09 January 2006
I hadn't made a big proclamation or anything, but I wasn't planning on going to the Liberty's January sale. I'm well stocked with fabric at the moment, so much so that even I thought I should just abstain from shopping for a while. But then I remembered that I had a Liberty gift certificate from my mom! Hooray! I kicked my will power to the side. Always trying to get in the way, it is.
I bought several metres of fabric with my gift money (is there anything better than seeing Liberty's new fabrics for the season? What? You don't know, because you've never been to Liberty? Oh. Well, it's neat.). I bought this tray for my own self, but I can't tell you what I paid for it; just know that everything at Liberty is overpriced. The design is by Josef Frank, for Svenskt Tenn. Do you know how much his textiles are? Ninety-nine pounds per metre. £99! Per metre! Clearly, the bar in the things-I-want-but-absolutely-cannot-afford arena has been raised.
You can't actually see the tray very well in my picture, due to the mini pot of flowers in the foreground. Is cute, no? Five pounds. Possibly the cheapest thing in the store, or rather, in the doorway of the store. You have to keep spending until you're out on the street! Such was my impulse to buy my new favourite tray that I had to actually leave Liberty, walk halfway to Oxford Circus to find the cash machine (Liberty doesn't accept Solo cards, because they're for children and foreigners), and then all the way back up to the third floor. Dedication.
I don't usually go shopping after work, because I'm driven to get home and on the couch as quickly as possible, but Rob's at the spa with the boys staying with his folks for the night in order to make a doctor's appointment in the morning. So I had to go shopping to avoid a Bridget Jones all-by-myself scenario. If you'd like to come over and watch Moulin Rouge/Almost Famous/Spinal Tap, consider yourself invited. If you'd like to burgle me, no thanks.
Yay for Liberty's! Gorgeous tray.
And thanks for mentioning Firefox, after following your link I downloaded it and am now IE free! Cheers.
posted by Manda at January 9, 2006 08:41 PM
Thats a gorgeous tray - I shall have to check out Liberty on the net :)
My partner works shifts, so I have a Bridget Jones moment every other evening - you're more than welcome to pop by for wine and a vid, too :b
posted by Catherine at January 10, 2006 04:57 PM
I'll be over in fifteen minutes!
The tray is gorgeous, from what I can see. I dislike expensive things. Well, that isn't true. I like expensive things a lot, and that is the problem.
posted by jessie at January 11, 2006 02:22 AM